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Friday 5 July 2019
Highlights of the day: Huawei notebooks
Huawei has suspended its notebook orders and projects since the US hit it with a trade ban, but its ODMs have disclosed...
Friday 5 July 2019
Dell, Acer open flagship stores in Taiwan
Dell opened its first flagship retail store in Taiwan on July 4. Located in Taipei, the store will be promoting its PC and monitor products ranging from consumer, gaming to enterprise...
Friday 5 July 2019
ODMs optimistic Huawei will resume notebook deliveries and developments
ODMs and other suppliers engaged in the supply chain for Huawei's notebooks have disclosed that they will be informed in two weeks' time whether deliveries and developments for the...
Friday 5 July 2019
Chilisin optimistic about 2H19
Chilisin Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$7.71 billion (US$248.3 million) for the first half of 2019, up 4.5% on year. The passive component vendor is optimistic...
Friday 5 July 2019
Samsung says 2Q19 operating profit fell 56% on year
Samsung Electronics has announced its earnings guidance for the second quarter of 2019, disclosing that its operating profit for the period reached KRW6.5 trillion (US$US$5.5 billion),...
Thursday 4 July 2019
Diode maker Eris posts revenue growth in 2Q19
Diode supplier Eris Technology, which has put increased focus on automotive electronics applications, has reported revenues for the second quarter of 2019 increased 12.6% sequentially...
Thursday 4 July 2019
Advantech creates branch office in Israel
Taiwan-based IPC maker Advantech, following its investments in Russia, Turkey and Japan, has announced the establishment of a branch office in Israel, eyeing the country's strong...
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Nintendo reportedly shifts part of Switch production to Vietnam
Nintendo is said to have relocated a small portion of its Switch console manufacturing to Vietnam while still keeping most of its production lines in China, according to industry...
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Foxconn set to build 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 as IDM
Foxconn Technology Group is likely to kick off construction of a 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 in Zhuhai, southern China in cooperation with the city government there, and will operate...
Tuesday 2 July 2019
Google overtakes Amazon to lead European smart home market in 1Q19, says IDC
In the first quarter of 2019, the smart home market in Europe grew 23.9%, reaching 21.3 million units shipped to the region, according to IDC. Western Europe is responsible for 88.3%...
Tuesday 2 July 2019
Innolux remains upbeat about 2019
Flat panel maker Innolux remains upbeat about its business prospects for 2019 as its capacity for small- to medium-size applications has been fully booked to year-end, and the company...
Monday 1 July 2019
Highlights of the day: Competition between AMD and Nvidia to heat up
The battle for dominace in the gaphics card maket is heating up as AMD and Nvidia are set to release their latest...
Monday 1 July 2019
Gaming market to see weak results in 2H19
The gaming market may see weak sales in the second half of 2019 as the hardware replacement cycle has been extended, and competitions among vendors have grown fiercer, according to...
Monday 1 July 2019
WPG positive about IC demand for 5G, AI and automotive
WPG, Asia's largest IC distributor, has expressed optimism about semiconductor demand for 5G, IoT, automotive and industrial applications this year despite a number of negative macro...
Friday 28 June 2019
Japan PCB industry output value falls for 4th consecutive month
The output value of Japan's PCB industry fell 10.2% to JPY34.92 billion (US$324.3 million) in April 2019, contracting for the fourth consecutive month, according to data compiled...